as in mourns
to feel or express sorrow for
he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it
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Webster mourns 4th grader's death Police closed off the road in front of the family's home for a vigil Monday night.—
Brandon Truitt,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026 -
James Van Der Beek's widow is speaking out as Hollywood mourns another loss.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Willy laments to his stout and thankless wife, Linda (Laurie Metcalf, upholding her reputation as a Broadway MVP), that buyers on the road laugh at him — that one even called him a shrimp.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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In it, Juliet laments that Romeo is a Montague, the rival family to her own, the Capulets.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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This is a beast that’s more fun than furious, who clearly and swiftly regrets his violent outbursts.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Welles estate was not approached about this project before it was announced last year, a communication lapse that Saatchi regrets.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Bewails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewails. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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